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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS THE WEATHER THUNDERSHOWERS ASHEVILLE, N. G FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS .vol. xxxm, no. 270. ORAPID PROGRESS Oil FOOD BILL1 IS MBEB SEUTE Jnder Limited Debate Agreement, Control is Limited to Necessities. TENTATIVE ACTION EXPECTED TO STAND Reed's Attempt to Keep Hoover Off Commission Voted Down. WASHINGTON. July It. The ad- nlnlstration food control blU today pproaehed final form In the senate. Making rapid progress under a nproved sixty to sixteen an amend- aent drafted at joint conferences of lemocratle and republican leaders to limit government control to food. feeds and fuel Including- kerosene and gasoline, and to vest the admtnistra tive authority In three salaried mem bers Instead of a single Individual. Action Tentative. Although the action was tentative and 'will be subject to re-consideration before Saturday's final vote, it Is ex ected by th leaders to stand and to be accepted by the house In. confer enoe. The vote was regarded as fore casting general support of other bi partisan proposals awaiting action. Tomorrow the senate expects to dis pose of the modified federal licensing section and that fixing a maximum grloe for wheat. A price of SI psr usbel at primary markets Is expected to have the support of a large group of senators. Partisan lines were erased in today's debate and voting which brought to a bead in sharp clashes the controvert sles which have engrossed the senate for a month. ' The name of Herbert Hoover frequently was brought Into the discussion and although the senate voted for food commission . Instead of a single administrator. It rejected by overwhelming viva voce votes amendments by senator Keea. woo lias assailed Mr. Hoover bitterly de signed to prevent niim from serving. Senator Reed was vigorously criticis ed by Senators Hollia. Williams and others for his attack upon Mr. Hoover - ; . t . Agatoa Bubndtute. The amendment limiting the neces saries for government control and providing for the - food board was written Into the bill after many futile attempts were mads to name other articles for government regulation. The sixteen senators voting agalnet accepting the substitute were: Borah, Cummins, France, Gronna, Hitaheock, Hustlng, Jones, of Washington ; Kel logg, LeFollette. McNary,1 Nelson, Norris, Reed, Sherman, Sutherland and Townsend. An amendment by Senator Kenyon seeking to tncfudei -iron ore and its products Including steel, farm Im plements and tools, and binding twine was rejected forty-four to twenty eight, . The senate also rejected by Identical votes of fifty to twenty-seven amendments 'by Senator Newlands to add iron, steel, copper and aluminum and its products and toy Senator Borah to add fertilizers and their ingredients. Senator Hustlng'e amendment to give the president power at any time to place additional products under fed eral control, was rejected fifty-eight to fifteen. During a recurrence of the contro versy over Herbert Hoover's appoint ment an amendment under which Mr.' (Continued on Page Two.) MOTIVE FOR THE TRIPLE II (Authorities State That Tompkins Has Confessed Murder. NO DETAILS GIVEN. 1 OtolBDNOTOWN.i July 19. Al though, according to authorities, Geo. C Tompkins, of Philadelphia, today oonzesBea mat ne . murdered his bust Bess associate, Edward L Humphries, Philadelphia coal operator, ' 'Mrs. Humphries and their son, Edward, Jr on a country road near Carroll- town last Sunday, there Is still much mystery as to the motive for the triple Shooting. . At the request of Tompkins coun sel, it is understood9Varden Knee, of the Cambria county jail, at Ebens burg. where the mas is confined, will permit , no on to visit Tompkins. Those conducting the investigation, which ended today with Tompkins alleged voluntary confession, stated several days ago a motii for 'the murders had been uncovered, but they refuse to disclose this informa tion. . .. Neither haa ft been said whether Tompkins In his confession assigned a cause, for the crime. His attorney has stated the man did not put his confession in writing. Tompkins' admission of guilt was made, according to Warden Knee, while Attorney Bvana, Mrs. Tomp kins and the accused- man's father, Geo. C. Tompkins, Sr., of Cliffton, N. J were discussing plana for defense. "I killed those three people I kill ed them all. I killed Humphries in the cornAekf. I bought the gun in Johnstown, were , Tompkins' words of confession, it Is said. With that, he arose from his chair tn the Vr-. den's office and walked back to his PLANS FOR DRAWING DRAFT LOTTERY ARE MATERIALLY CHANGED AT LAST MINUTE Elaborate System for Drawing Whole Army With Few Numbers Has to Be Abandoned Simpler Process Will Take Over Ten Hours to Complete. WASHINGTON, July 19. Plans for the drawing which will be held tomorrow to fix .the order of military liability for nearly 10,000,000 registered men throughout the country were materially cnangea late toaay ana me intricate method of double drawing worked out by of ficials to lessen the physical task was abandoned. Tnsfpad of a orocess reauinne not more tnan an hour and involving one set of numbers from one to 1,000 and another from 0 to 10, it will be necessary to draw one at a time at least 10,263 numbers. Probably, to make .oi-rnin tW. pvp.rv registrant in the largest district is placed, 10,500 drawings will be made. It will require at least ten and a half hours ani officials in charge believe it will take twelve. The process will begin at 9:30 a. m Will Be Announced. The numbers will be publicly announced for tele graphing to the newspapers over the country as fast as they are drawn. General Crowder at first considered a plan under which they would have been held in confidence for publication everywhere Saturday morning, but that suggestion was abandoned Following is Provost explanation of the sudden abandonment of the double drawincr tlan which it had taken weeks to work out in detail and which was made public only a few hours be fore it was discarded: Crowder's Statement. "Advices received by long distance 'telephone this afternoon indicate that in certain areas the boards,, in numbering registration cards, have kept the cards segre gated by election districts and that serial numbers have been assigned to the whole group for a board while the cards were thus segregated. If the drawing is conducted as originally planned, in groups of 1,000, the result will be that considerable proportions of certain election dis tricts will be brought up for examination together. . : ".Thus will result in drafting -person- 4r6m" Tone locality within the jurisdiction of a board before any per son is drawji from another locality within the same juris diction. For this reason, it has been decided to abandon the drawing by thousands and to draw 10,500 numbers, which is in excess of the highest number of cards under the jurisdiction of any board. "The only change in the be one drawing instead of two. Greater Simplicity. "The advantage will be greater simplicity. The dis advantage will be that the hours to complete. The stage setting for the great lottery has not been changed. It will take place in the public hearing room of the senajte office building. will sit with Secretary Baker, watch the proceedings, will be 1 Ifl ii nouse muuary committees, (CONTINUED ON INDICTMENTS AGAINST "Prior Jeopardy" Grounds for the Dismissal of the Indictments. THOSE AFFECTED. NEW YORK, July 1. Indictments against several Virginia, and West vir gin la coal corporations and operators dealing tn smokeless and bunker coal. charging them with conspiring to fix prices and restrain trade, were dis missed by Judge Grubb in Federal court here today upon the ground of "prior Jeopardy." The same indi viduals and companies were among those recently acquitted or similar charges in relation to semi-bituminous coal. Those against whom indict ments were dismissed were:- The Houston Coal company; New River Coal company; Smokeless Fuel company; Castner, Curran and Bul lett. Inc.; Crozier Pocahontas com pany: Flat Top Fuel ' company; Chesapeake and Ohio Coal Agency company; Leckle Coal company. Inc.; Pocahontas Fuel company; West Vir ginia Pocahontas Coal Sales corpora tion; White Oak Coal company; C O. Blake Coal company; George H. Ca nerton. Justus Collins. Frank Ellison. Thomas E. Houston, Kuper Hood, Thomas T. Farrell; Robert H. Gross, T. S. Crockett, Oscar H- Deyerle and John J. Tierney. Indictments - against, eight other companies not previously placed on trial remain to be prosecuted. The companies involved are: r - 'Baker .Whitlev coal company; Has- ler Brothers; New Tork and Phila delphia Coal and Coke company; Northern Coal company; the Berwtnd White Coal Mining company; Vir ginian Coal corporation; W. C. At- water company. Inc. and the Wlttea- ao( Coal company, . (- late ronigni. Marshal General Crowder's plan will be that there will drawinsr will reauire ten The invited guests who of the war department, and members of the senate and rrrt m . xne only otner persons PAGE TWO.) MOBS LODGED IN JAIL AT FOB SAFETY Said to Have Confessed to Killing of White Farmer; NARROW ESCAPES. LTNOHBOTMJ, Va., July U. After being rescued from mobs, one at the point of guns and the other by per suasion, Albert Barrett, colored, and his fourteen-year-old ton, , Aubrey, charged with the murder Monday at rvea p, jnarione county, or A. T. Roach, a young farmer, were lodged In Jail here this afternoon for safe keeping, by Sheriff R. L. Pirmw. nf uunpDeu county, ana j. c Frlddy, of Charlotte county. The - negroes were captured early this moraine: near Alt. Zion, about fifteen miles from the scene of the crime, the mob imme diately starting towards Red Gap with mem, rive men in an automobile with Aubrey were overtaken after the machine "had stalled, by three members of the sheriffs ' posse and forced to give up their prisoner. A crowd of 100 armed men were de bating the fate of Albert Barrett when the two sheriffs traveling another road, reached Red Gap. . The crowd quickly swelled to 500, some urging ,i . . i i 1 1 . , . . r iul uiv uvgrv bunivt WUUS O LUSTS favored hanging, but their hostile at titude disappeared after Sheriff Per row. Commonwealth Attorney . A. . H. Light and other citisens had anneal. ed to them to let , the law take Its course, and the negro was nromnaiv surrendered. . , The negroes are said to have con fessed. The killing of Roach follow. ed a quarrel he Is said to have had with tne negroes wnen ne discovered them stealing wheat from Ma barn, i The next day his mutilated bod- was found tn a nearby dumj of buiaea, . CONGRESS TAKES COGNIZANCE OF ROW BETWEEN G0ETHALS AND DENMAN AND CALLS ON PRESIDENT FOR INFORMATION Resolution Passed Without Debate la the Striate Calls on Shipping Board tor Information as to Contracts and Other Matters In Order to Assist Congress In Passing oa Requests tor Appropriations Men Still Apart WASHINGTON. July 1. Congress took note of the shipbuilding row to day when' the senate passed without debate a resolution offered by Senator Smoot calling oa. President Wilson to furnish' Information consenting the government's; ship construction pro gram. , '; The resolution asked for facts from the shipping board on building con tracts -let or- pending) names of can. tractors and -contra prices, together wlth 'ttthe Iniotmertnj .tsweatist the senaW ' in -considering .requests -for further appropriations, e Another half billion dollars for ship, construction will be asked, the shipping board an nounced recently, ss soon as itKestl mates are approved by, the president. Discuss Plans. iMeenwhlle, members of the ship ping board and Major-General Goe thals, manager of the board's emer gency - fleet corporation, continued discussion of General Goethals' plans for building two government ship plants and for commandeering ton nage building In private yards. Gen eral Goethals met with the board In the morning and in the afternoon the board held a separate conference. Chairman Denman announced to night that the board seeks further in formation concerning the general's program and that no decision as to approving the 'program will be made SPEED BEST PROTECTION T Few Vessels of Twenty Knots or More an Hour Are Sunk. NEW TORK. July 1. Danger from submarines is virtually non-existent if the. vessels attacked can at tain a speed of twenty knots an hour, aocordlng to charts displayed at a shipbuilding conference held here to day under the auspices of the cham ber of commerce or the state or New Tork. Che chart showed that 100 per cent' of vessels with a speed of five knots or less which have been at tacked by submarines have been sunk. The percentage of losses decreases steadily as the speed of the ship in creases. At sixteen knots an hour the percentage sunk has been about twenty-five. 'If the present rate or sinkings is maintained without full force of our industrial efforts, there can be only one conclusion, and that is that we shall lose the war," declared E. H. Outerbridsre, president of the cham ber, in outlining the seriousness of the submarine campaign.". REFUSES TO PXEAD. . PHILADELPHIA. July 18. iCap taln Max V. Thierlchens, former com. mander of the German sea raider Prtns Bitel' Friedrich,. stood mute in the Federal court here today when called upon to plead , to .indictments charging him with smuggling and vlo lating the Mann act. - The court di rected a plea of not guilty be entered. He will be tried In September. Thierlchens refused to plead on ad vice of counsel, who said he wanted to preserve certain rights for the pris oner under international law. 4- POTATOES RTTLL FAIilaTTG. - CHICAGO, July .11 Potato prices have been nearly cut tn two this week, a new slash of A. If w. . miila tori. !. -t during quotations to ff.IOa4.TC as against 17.6048.00 en July 4- Cheap and plentiful, supplies ' front Illinois. Kansas and OhtO'-r 4- appeared to be rapidly displac- lnsl more expensive varietiea, : The Anti-Aircraft Gun until the subject has been given full consideration. Persons in dose touch with the sit uation still see possibilities of differ ence between General Goethals and the board, which will be hard to set tie. There have been Intimations that the board may disapprove of parts of the general's schema. If this, situa tion arises many believe . it may be necessary for president Wilaen to de cide finally aa to who shall be m su preme ' charge of the building pro araru. Friends of General Ooethals say he may refuse t aocept the board's suggestions if tnsy involve radical changes In his plana. ' Chairman Den man's statement to night Indicates that the board does not agree with General lOoethals as to sites for the government plants, and that It will insist that they be placed on government-owned land, and that the general abandon his plan for giving contractors who build the plants optlons'to purchase them. The shipping . board, it is .under stood,, is determined that profits In building the fabricated shins be held down and that there shall be no dou. bis profit on manufacture of the steel tlon.. v Chairman' Deriman's statement fol lows: "We are rapidly acquiring full In formation as to the contracts pro posed to be let by. General Goethals AMERICAN PATROL HAS More Than 500 Shots Ex changed Across Border During Engagement. , MISSION, Texas, July It. Approxi mately SOO shots were ' exchanged across the Rio Grande today at OJo De Agua, eight miles southwest of Mission, between a- small American border patrol and a number of un identified Mexicans. There were no American casualties, but latest re ports, here say two or three Mexi cans were seen to fall during the en gagement, which started at 11 o'clock this morning and ceased at S o'clock, when the 'Mexicans withdrew from the river. The Americans were under com mand of Corporal Kent and the fighting started when several shots were fired from the Mexican side. The outpost at OJo De Agua, hearing the Americans returning the shots, Immediately sent reinforcements un der Sergeant J. C. Henderson. The fighting continued ; six hours. - Late today Colonel B. F, Delamater reach ed the scene with 100 men from K and M companies of the Second Tex as infantry from nearby posts. A strong patrol has been thrown out along the Rio Grande In the affected fiectlon as a precaution against a possible - attempt at border raiding. Few details of the engagement reached here tonight . . ( - 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 GERMASr CASTAIITES. UONDON. July H. The 4 German casualties reported In " the German official lists dur- 4 tog June, but not as having oc- 4 curred in June, are given out 4 by the war office here as fol- lows:, Killed and died of wounds, M,81. Died -of sickness. 8,- 4 US. Prisoners and missing, g,0. Wounded. 5,0. . 4 The totals of the German of- 4 flclal lists since the war began 4 are as follows:-' -4 . Killed or died of wounds. 4 4,0X1.800; died of sickness,' 4 72,960: prisoners and missing, 4 ttl.tgl. Wounded, J. 825, 181. ' 4 "The naval and colonial cas 4 uajtles are not Included. 4 4 4 4 4- last Monday. We expeot to receive tomorrow facta as to the amount ef the estimated 1160 per dead-weight. ton per shin which is to be spent in the government yards, and the amount which, la to be spent of the total . product In the private yards where the. ships are. to be fabricated. "The. matter of commandeering is a matter for discussion wtth the state department, whlcs probejbly will be decided,, -almost . Immediately. Al though the general plan of eocnm fleering has fiut apprevit by the ad jfalntotrstlon,-fcow..lt.win be worked out in detail presents questionswhich will receive immediate (decision, i "We are receiving every- assistance and co-operation from. General Goe thals that his great ability can rive ua.. The, government fabricating yards will be . built on government and not on leased property, and no agreement looking 'to the giving up of any of these yards to private' interests will be entered into at this time. "Adequate compensation will be paid to Interests who will be asked to assist tn government wnose ser vices can be accepted for the rapid construction . of ships. These men are not - of the type to ask stimulating profits beyond a fair return for their abilities and enterprise, and with (Gen eral Goethals' assistance we have no doubt contracts , will . Toe shortly closed." . . -, , B S. Royster, Jr., Declines Appointment First Lieu tenant Field Artillery. RALEIGH. July JQneral or ders are being prepared In the North Carolina national guard headquar ters here for the mobilization at their home stations of all organiza tions and units of the North Caro Una guard, July 28. , " This will Include all- headquarters divisions, all units and enlisted men. national guard reserve and men on furlough, the latter to report to their organizations if convenient, also to the nearest national guard home sta tlon. . This- mobilization Is the first move looking to ths concentration of the guard in training camps In prep aration for service. The mobiliza tion order . will include all organtzar tions. that have received federal recog nition. iB. 6. Royster, Jr., declined to ac cept the commission from Governor Bickett as nrst lieutenant or tne Bat tery of field artillery, Durham, his declination blng due to the stir that was raised in Durham over the ap pointment of Royster and 8. N. Gattls, Jr.. to lieutenancies, both non-resi dents, when there were Durham men Just as available. THE WEATHER. WASHINGTON. July Forecast for North Carolina: Local thunder showers (Friday and probably Satur day, warmer (Friday in the interior. RECRUITS ACCEPTED, WASHINGTON, June If. Regular army recruits accepted yesterday to talled 1,2 W. 4 , 4 TOO BAD THEY FAILED. 4 lONDON, J July 1 1. The 4 Reuter Amsterdam correspon- 4 dent sends the following 4' "According to information 4 ' available here, which must, 4 ', however, be treated with nec 4 . essary reserve, two Americans 4 were shot recently en the 4 charge of having attempted to 4 take the . German emperor's 4 life." 1 :. , CENSORSHIPBEInG RIGIDLY ENFORCED Not Even an Inkling of New Chancellor's Speech is Released. WORLD ANXIOUSLY AWAITING ADDRESS Teutons Launch Great Of fensive Against Russians in Galicia. IN GERMAW EMPIRE Apparently the censorship in Ger many is being rigidly enforced. Not even an inkling of the address which the new Imperial chancellor was to have delivered to the relchstag Thurs , day afternoon at t o'clock for which' the world la waiting as aa Indication of what his stand in the war Is to be. has yet reached the outlying eoun tries, with all of 'which tettgraphta transmission with the United State is open. 1 -, ' Big Teaton Offenatva. ' '. , Having brought up heavy reinforce-, menu all along the tine the German and Austro-Hungsrians- la Eastern ' Galicia have started what apparently -Is a tremendous offensive against the Russians. From ' Brody. near ' the northeastern border of Galicia, south-. -ward to below Kahias the operations are tn full swing, but have not yet '' developed to an extent where panic ulars of the battles la their entirety are available. . The latest German official eommunU cation announces that the Germans have ' accepted the gage of battle thrust upon them by the Russians and, ' in a counter-attack on the line guard . Ing Lemberg from the east have defeated the Russians over . a '.wide , front near Zlochoff, which lies oa the Tarnopol-Lambenf railway line about forty miles distant from the capital. , Artillery Duels. " To4 the north, in Volhynia and still ' farther north on various sectors to the , Baltic sea, especially around- Smor gon and Dvtnsk. heavy artillery duels , are being ought' Near Lutsk In fam ous .Volnynlaa. fortress triangle, the Oe; mans report the capture 'of many. Russian prisoners. "Apparently, the Germans are intent on breaking the French line in the -region between Boiasons and .fthetms, ' having delivered another tremendous assault' from 'northeast of Craenn to east of Hurtebise. Into the fray were thrown picked troops, who were mown down everywhere, and the attack. Ilk others that "had preceded it, failed. ' Near fit Qintin where for sometime the situation haa been calm, the Ger- mans also delivered attacks on a front of about naif a mile. - Here they sue- ceeded m penetrating French nrst -line positions, only to be expelled from them In a counter-attack. British Regain Ground There has been no diminution tn the artillery dueto between the British and Germans In Northern Belgium, nor la the ceaseless small attacks the British) have been making against German .. trencnes for many days. -' Arounq (Continued on Page Two.) TO GUARD BRIDGES AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO BIN OliE The Destruction of. Bridges Would Hamper Work oa j New Naval Base. PRECAUTIONS TAKEN. NORFOLK. Ta.. July t. Armed troops were rushed to guard the La Fayette river bridge and Norfolk and Western viaduct of the traction com- pany today when Rear Admiral A. C Dillingham, U. 8. N., received reports, that his lines of communication were m danger of being fired. An attempt to set fire to the viaduct this morning was frustrated. It was reported that an attempt would be made to destroy the Tanners Creek bridge either yes-, terday or today. About 8,000 men are now working at the new naval base at Pine Beach. If the Tanners Creek bridge should be destroyed, it would mean untold .In convenience in transporting the men to and from Norfolk. They would have to be taken over the Ocean View lines, detourlng by the Mason's Creek division. It would add at least forty- five minutes to the schedule time front Norfolk "to the naval base. Admiral Dillingham said tonight , that nothing could be allowed to inter fere with the work on what will be come the most important naval base on the continent TOE ASHEVILLE OIIZEN Circulation Yesterday City, v 4,908 Suburban w w 4,811 Country , x :.. 1,614 ' ; Net paid ' 11,333 . Service -'.:: 199 Unpaid w ; . 101' . V Total, 11,633
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